Mechanisms contributing to low orthostatic tolerance in women: The influence of oestradiol

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 591, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2345-2355

  Wenner, Megan M ^a   Haddadin, Ala' S ^b   Taylor, Hugh S ^b   Stachenfeld, Nina S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; STANDING; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876992952     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.247882     Document Type: Article

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